Avoid and Trick

Avoid

Avoid verb - To get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery.

Trick and avoid are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Trick" instead a verb "Avoid".

Trick

Trick verb - To cause to believe what is untrue.

Avoid and trick are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Avoid" instead a verb "Trick".

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

people avoid people trick people
death avoid death trick death
time avoid time trick time
anyone avoid anyone trick anyone
Other words: humans, enemies.

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Romancing Walker The trick is to attack only the Monster Cell that is controlling them, and avoid group attacks.
  • This trick best works on juveniles, as adult fish who have been attacked before will actively avoid the false cleanerfish or even attack it on sight, indicating the adults have memory.
    Source: It Can Think
  • Stealth Hi/Bye At the end of the series Agent 355, though claiming this is one trick Yorick hasn't taught her, pulls the same trick to avoid having to say goodbye to him.
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